A Farm Lease is similar to a standard Residential Lease however, a Farm Lease goes further by also including information specific to farming to be sure that the farm remains productive and well-cared for during the duration of the Lease. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.A Farm Lease Agreement is a document that outlines the expectations and obligations of a Landlord and a Tenant when a farm is being rented. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. Jeff Brady, NPR News, Blacksburg, Virginia.Ĭopyright © 2007 NPR. Graduation ceremonies will take place as planned on May 11th. Still, the university has decided not to let this tragedy get in the way of something seniors have worked four years to achieve. It's more likely that there will be new normal at Virginia Tech. Common desire expressed around campus is to get back to normal. But at least in the next two weeks, and I know the rest of my three years is, you know, you're never going to forget what happened.īRADY: One Virginia Tech administrator said all it takes is a trigger - a time of day, a word, or a place - and Monday, April 16th starts to play all over again like a tape in a mind. You just have to try to get back to the way things used to be. CHAYASED KAY (Student, Virginia Tech): I mean, the next few weeks are going to be not easy. He predicts the events of last week will loom over the rest of his college career. Later, on a field in the center of the campus, 32 white balloons were released, one for each person who was murdered.Ĭhayased Kay(ph)is a freshman at Virginia Tech. The first was just after 7:00 AM outside the residence hall where two of the victims died.īRADY: Musicians from Alabama traveled north to play for mourners. Before classes began Monday there were two memorial services. So we're being very sensitive to the needs of our international community who may be far from home.īRADY: Counselors also will be available to students over the summer break. CHRIS FLYNN (Director, Virginia Tech Counseling Center): I think that people that might have the most difficulty are those that feel socially isolated. Flynn says the university has authorized him to hire more counselors to meet the need.ĭr. He says some students will require help for up to one or maybe even two years. The head of the campus counseling service, Chris Flynn, says he expects a heavier workload well beyond the week and half of classes left this semester. The university wouldn't say where for fear reporters would bother them. LAY NAM CHANG (Dean, College of Science, Virginia Tech): In some instances, the discussions didn't take that long and the instructors decided at that particular juncture to then just start the class as a normal instructional session.īRADY: Students who were in Norris Hall last week, where most of the murders took place, also returned to class Monday. He spoke at a press conference Monday afternoon. Lay Nam Chang is dean of the College of Science. My wife and I had an agreement that we will hold it all together until then, and then we will allow ourselves to collapse.īRADY: Trauma recovery experts say people heal at different speeds, and that was clear on campus Monday. But basically, I'm trying to hold together until commencement. MEROLA: I took advantage of half an hour between the two classes I went to to have a 30-minute session with two counselors. He says he tried to recompose himself before the next class. I could not - I burst into tears and had to turn it over to the counselors to finish.īRADY: Merola says he has a special bond with that class because they were on lockdown together for two hours when the shootings happened. Professor JOE MEROLA (Chemistry, Virginia Tech): I'd lost the pathway through a class. But yesterday, that was a very difficult duty to perform. JEFF BRADY: Joe Merola teaches chemistry and says counseling is often part of the job when you're a professor. University administrators estimate 80 percent of students showed up yesterday for the resumption of classes.Īnd NPR's Jeff Brady reports from Blacksburg. Some have come from across the country to help students and teachers recover from the nation's worst mass shooting. More than 200 counselors, each wearing a purple armband, will be back today on the Virginia Tech campus, many of them volunteers.
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